Jailbreaking is the process of modifying an iPhone’s firmware and operating system in order to remove built-in restrictions. It enables a higher degree of customization than Apple ordinarily permits, and opens up the possibility of installing apps on the phone that don’t come from Apple’s highly-regulated iTunes App Store. For example, Cydia is a popular alternative to the App Store, created by Jay Freeman.

That writer also indicates that the Evasi0n team is already working on cracking iOS 7.1, but just hasn’t publicized its results yet, in order to prevent Apple from preemptively blocking its workarounds.

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